Qian Renxue Returns Early!

The person who kicked the door open was a girl who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen

"Who is it... it's barely dawn, can't a guy get some sleep?" he muttered.

"It's me! Little Mo, it's your sister! Don't you recognize me anymore?" Seeing her younger brother's adorable, sleepy-eyed appearance, Qian Renxue felt her heart melt and couldn't help but plant a kiss on his cheek.

Sister?

Qian Mo's brain whirred for a long time before he finally dug the person corresponding to that title out from a corner of his memory.

Qian Renxue!

That cheap sister of his?

He remembered that six years ago, when he had first arrived, he had met her a few times.

Back then, she was just a little girl around ten years old, but she was already a budding beauty and a total brother-con.

Every time they met, she would either hold him and sniff him wildly or pinch his cheeks, and she always loved feeding him all sorts of strange things.

Later, when he heard she had gone to the Heaven Dou Empire to work as an undercover agent, Qian Mo had truly breathed a sigh of relief.

He hadn't expected her to return so early!

"Why are you back?" Qian Mo asked, stifling a yawn.

"I was worried about you!" Qian Renxue hugged him, tears welling up again. "A few days ago, I felt restless, as if something had happened to you. I couldn't care about anything else, so I rushed back! Thank goodness you're alright, you scared me to death!"

Qian Mo: "..."

Big sister, isn't your intuition a little too accurate?

Something did happen on my end, but it was all good news!

You're crying and making such a scene, it's like I'm on the verge of death.

Just as the siblings were having their "affectionate" interaction, Qian Renxue finally noticed the third person in the room.

A little girl wearing a crimson dress, standing in the corner of the room, looking at a loss for what to do.

Qian Renxue's gaze changed in an instant.

It was the look of... a territorial beast spotting a potential threat.

"Who is she?" Qian Renxue's voice turned cold, and her arms tightened around Qian Mo.

Why is there a strange girl in my brother's room at the crack of dawn?!

And she's such a pretty little brat, too!

What is she trying to do?

Could she

"But you're still young, there's still room to grow. If I feed you more papaya later, you should be able to make up for it."

Zhu Zhuqing: "???"

Qian Mo: "..."

Sister, what kind of wild, inappropriate thoughts are running through your head!

We're only six years old!

Raising children? Raise your big head!

"Ahem!" Qian Mo felt that if he didn't interrupt her, she might start brainstorming names for their future children.

"Sister, you just got back, you must be tired, right? Why don't you go get some rest?"

"Not tired, not tired at all! Seeing my precious little brother, Sister isn't tired in the slightest!" Qian Renxue said, planting another loud kiss on Qian Mo's cheek. "Come on, Sister is taking you to breakfast! I had the Imperial Kitchen stew your favorite Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Soup!"

With that, she scooped up Qian Mo and hurried outside in a whirlwind.

As she passed by Zhu Zhuqing, she paused, shot her a look that clearly meant "you'd better behave, or else," and then said, "And you, follow along too."

Zhu Zhuqing: "..."

She had a feeling that her future life in the Martial Soul Hall... probably wouldn't be very peaceful.

And so, following Qian Renxue's sudden and unannounced early return, the new generation of the Martial Soul Hall's big three—

Qian Mo, the black-bellied Holy Son who only wanted to slack off and live a life of leisure;

Zhu Zhuqing, the well-behaved little kitten who had been picked up and was struggling to adapt to her new environment;

And Qian Renxue, the violent older sister with off-the-charts combat power and a maxed-out obsession with her brother—

Finally completed their historic first meeting on this very morning.

A brand-new chapter, filled with chaos and laughter, was about to unfold.

Meanwhile, far away in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Emperor Xue Ye, upon discovering that his "exemplary" Crown Prince had suddenly gone missing, was so anxious he nearly collapsed on the spot.